Lars I. /17/04


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> "Michael Plant" > wrote in message
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>> Well, I was ignoring your discussion since I'm a great believer in ceramic
>> as opposed to metal tea storage containers. But the vacuum pump thing
>>primed my interest. Kindly tell me more. Thanks.
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> I have seen this jar in several hardware stores,
> http://www.vacuvin.nl/p-cs.htm
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> Very nice idea, but why do they make it in transparent plastic? Both coffee
> and tea should be protected against light as well as oxygen. Anyway, with a
> commercial grade or advanced home vacuum packing machine comes the
> possibility of vacuumsealing mason jars, eg.:
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> http://www.foodsaver.com/products.ad...catalogID=1004
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> (I am not affiliated with Vacuvin or Foodsaver, neither do I own any of
> their products)
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> Michael, why do you feel ceramic jars are superior to metallic?

I'm not sure. Maybe because I have more faith in the non-interactiveness of
the glaze than the metal. Also, because I can wash ceramic without fear of
oxidized metal. I the plastic would allow air flow-through, so I wouldn't
buy their product. Not to mention the problem of transparency. If they made
a vacuum system for a simple opaque ceramic canister, we'd have something
great.

Michael